Ke Xue: The thief Cao is actually myself

Chapter 483 Murder Suspect: Kudo Shinichi! (Monthly Ticket Request!)

"..."

After a long silence, Officer Megure raised his head and looked at Officer Takagi seriously: "Go check quickly, who among the personnel involved in the operation has contacted the outside world during this period!"

Although I don't want to suspect my own people, but as things have developed to this point, I can only think that there must be an insider who leaked the information. Otherwise, how did that mysterious person know the time of their police action and set up a trap in advance on the road they would pass, waiting for them to fall into the trap!
As for why he sent Officer Takagi to investigate, wasn’t he afraid that the other party was actually the traitor?
The reason is very simple. It mainly lies in the fact that Officer Takagi, although he may show a lack of confidence when encountering certain incidents, he is kind, considerate, responsible, honest and upright. He is known as "a detective who is silly on the outside but tough on the inside, and a gentle man."

There is absolutely no way such a person could be a traitor.

Of course, his brother Shiratori not only has excellent reasoning ability, but also has a strong sense of justice and responsibility. He is very serious when handling cases, and is very strict with his colleagues and subordinates, emphasizing discipline and rules.

It is also impossible for the other party to betray the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

However, he was used to ordering his subordinate, Officer Takagi, around, and Officer Shiratori would soon be promoted from inspector general to inspector general of the same rank as him, so he couldn't order him around too much.

Officer Takagi responded respectfully, "Yes."

"Old man, do you remember what that man looked like? For example, what were his characteristics?"

While Officer Takagi was investigating which of the people involved in the escort mission had contacted the outside world during the journey, Officer Shiratori turned his attention directly to the old man who had not been taken away yet.

He felt that he could get some more information from the old man.

For example, the appearance of that mysterious man.

After all, the other party had come into contact with the mysterious man before and must have seen what he looked like.

Even if I don't remember it now, even if I only remember a little bit, it is still a big clue.

Of course, he also knew that since the mysterious man dared to do such a thing, he might have been disguised. But it didn't matter. No matter how sophisticated the disguise was, there would always be things that could not be taken care of.

And this is where he has the opportunity to find the other party.

Hearing Officer Shiratori's question, the old man hesitated, "Um... Officer, if I tell you everything I know, can it be considered as meritorious service?"

Seeing Inspector Megure and others making such a big move, and with the body of Teiji Moriya still lying in the van, how could he not know at this moment that he might have ruined the police's plans.

But he swears to God that he really didn't know that the team of vehicles he was going to stop was from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, and he didn't know that the mysterious man wanted him to do this in order to find an opportunity to kill someone!

After taking a deep look at the old man, Officer Shiratori frowned slightly, and his eyes could not help but show a little more scrutiny: "It depends on whether the information you provide is valuable and whether you really cooperate. If you really cooperate and the clues you provide are also useful, we will consider it."

The old man in front of him was obviously just a person who was being used and knew nothing. Moreover, although the death of Teiji Moritani was strictly speaking related to the other party, he was not directly killed by the other party.

Therefore, even if the other party refuses to say anything, it is impossible for the police to really arrest him.

Moreover, even if the other party is not there, the mysterious man will still find other people in order to delay them. At that time, the police will still not be able to avoid being delayed!

However, there is no need to specifically mention this matter to the old man in front of me.

Otherwise, if the other party feels that even if he doesn't say anything, the police can't do anything to him, or if he is worried that the mysterious person will come to retaliate against him if he knows that he has leaked the other party's information, so he refuses to tell them anything, then they will have a headache.

After receiving his affirmative answer, the old man was stunned for a moment, then took a deep breath, as if he had made a great decision: "I... I remember that he had short black hair and curly bangs on his forehead..."

Officer Shiratori and Officer Megure looked at each other, and both saw a glimmer of hope in each other's eyes.

They knew that this might be the key information to solve the case.

Thinking of this, he quickly took out his little notebook and wrote it down.

"Besides this, is there anything else?"

The old man frowned and thought carefully, "Also... at that time, he was wearing a dark blue suit, a white shirt, and a red bow tie."

When he said this, the old man paused, as if he had thought of something, and quickly added, "Oh, by the way, I remember he also had a tuft of curly hair on the back of his neck and at the crown of his head..."

"Ok?"

Listening to his description, Inspector Megure was slightly stunned.

He was wearing dark blue clothes, a white shirt, a red bow tie, short black hair, curly bangs on his forehead, and a tuft of curled hair at the back of his neck and at the crown of his head. The more he listened to the description, the more familiar this image seemed to him.

Wait, isn't this what his Kudo brother looks like?

Could it be that the mysterious man who killed Teiji Moritani was his younger brother Kudo?

No...that's impossible?
Noticing his expression, Officer Shiratori's eyes lit up, "Officer Megure... Could it be that you know who that person is?"

"I do know the man the old man described..."

Inspector Megure pondered for a moment, then shook his head gently, "But... the person who killed Moriya Teiji could not be him!"

Officer Shiratori looked at Officer Megure in confusion, "Officer Megure, what do you mean?"

If Inspector Megure so arbitrarily concluded that the man could not be the suspect just because he knew him, then he might have to persuade his superior because, as a police officer, personal feelings cannot be brought into the investigation. This is a very important rule in the police code.

If you can't do that, you definitely can't be called a good police officer!

Even if not for himself, but just for his superior Inspector Megure to be able to work normally until retirement, he could not just watch Inspector Megure make such a mistake.

"Ahem, the man the old man just described, actually, you, Brother Shiratori, have also come into contact with him. He is Kudo Shinichi, who called and exposed the true identity of Moriya Teiji. It was thanks to him that the bombing case was successfully resolved this time."

After hearing what Inspector Megure said, Inspector Shiratori suddenly realized and finally reacted: "So it's that famous high school detective!"

He said, why do I always feel like I have seen the person described by the old man somewhere, and it turns out to be a high school detective!
"Yes, it's him." Officer Megure nodded gently, "Officer Shiratori, there's no need to doubt Kudo-kun. It was definitely not him who leaked it, and that mysterious man definitely wasn't him either. It must be someone disguising themselves as him, trying to frame him!"

"It is possible."

"But..." Officer Shiratori pinched his chin, with a meaningful look on his face, "Because Moriya Teiji used the lives of innocent people to maliciously provoke me, and my childhood sweetheart was almost killed by Moriya Teiji's bomb, so I hold a grudge against him. So, in the process of escorting Moriya Teiji, I created chaos and killed him. This motive seems to make perfect sense."

Among the many male police officers in the Metropolitan Police Department, Shiratori Jinzaburo is the most outstanding. Not only does he come from a wealthy family and is proficient in legal knowledge, his private life is also very clean and upright. Even Kisaki Eri praised him as "a suitable candidate for a son-in-law."

But in fact, Officer Shiratori is not as perfect as he seems, he still has many shortcomings.

The first shortcoming is that Officer Shiratori is very vindictive.

In "Timed Detonation of the Skyscraper", Kogoro Mouri suspected that Officer Shiratori was the culprit behind the series of bombings and stated this reasoning in front of everyone.

Although it was later proved to be wrong by Conan, this "accusation" made Officer Shiratori feel very aggrieved, and she said that Kogoro Mori was going too far.

So, in the later "Countdown to Heaven", the serial killer left behind a clue of a small wine glass. Genta asked if this might mean that the criminal was a panic-stricken person. Officer Shiratori said seriously that this must be referring to Mouri Kogoro, which made Mouri Kogoro very angry and he retaliated fiercely.

He held a grudge for such a long time just because of a bad word. It shows how vengeful Officer Shiratori is!

The second shortcoming is that Officer Shiratori has poor interpersonal relationships.

Not only does he have no real friends in the Metropolitan Police Department, but his relationship with his classmates is also strained.

When Officer Shiratori was in the Metropolitan Police Department, he was a life-and-death rival of Officer Takagi Wataru because he liked Officer Sato, and he also couldn't get along with other male officers.

In addition to this, he does not have any good friends who graduated from the same police academy as him. Officer Ayanokouji is his classmate, but their relationship is very tense. Not only have they never said anything to each other, they also compare themselves secretly.

The third shortcoming is that Officer Shiratori is not a good shooter.

This was confirmed by Inspector Megure himself.

——In "The Fourteenth Target", Xiaolan was taken hostage by the criminals, and only Officer Shiratori had a gun in his hand. However, Officer Megure told Kogoro personally that his shooting skills were not good and he might not be able to shoot accurately. In the end, it was Conan who saved Xiaolan with a gun.

As a police officer, poor shooting skills are indeed a fatal flaw. It is very likely that he will not be able to rescue the hostages or let the criminals escape at the critical moment. It is hard to guess that an elite like Officer Shiratori has something he is not good at.

The last shortcoming is that Officer Shiratori is very arrogant and conceited.

Because of his privileged family background and elite education, he looked down on detectives in the early days. He also thought that Conan's correct reasoning was just a joke and coincidence. He looked down on Conan from a superior position and did not think Conan was smart.

It was only after they had been together for a long time that he softened his attitude and changed his original idea after seeing Conan's reasoning was correct many times.

But that was in the later period. Now, he has not experienced the "beating" of society and is still in a state of looking down on detectives.

It is also because of this that even though in the previous bombing case, thanks to the help of Kudo Shinichi, their police were able to see through the true identity of Moritani Teiji, but he still has no good feelings towards Kudo Shinichi, the famous detective who is hailed as the "savior of the Japanese police" and the "Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era."

Officer Megure frowned and looked at Officer Shiratori seriously: "Brother Shiratori, are you doubting Brother Kudo?"

At this point, he paused and said, "Do you have any evidence? If you don't have any evidence, and you suspect someone who has helped our police many times based on his motives alone, then what is the difference between us and those rumor-mongers who slander others at will!"

"That's right..."

After gathering intelligence, Officer Takagi heard Officer Shiratori suspecting the high school detective Kudo Shinichi. He could not help but say, "Officer Shiratori, Kudo-kun has been a great help to our Metropolitan Police Department. He has always hated evil and cannot stand evil. He cannot be the suspect who killed Teiji Moriya."

Not to mention him, many police officers present at the scene could not accept that Kudo Shinichi, an excellent "tool man", was slandered by Officer Shiratori. "Indeed, if it weren't for his help, we might not have solved many cases so easily."

"That's right. How could such a talented detective who is eager to help others and has a strong sense of justice kill someone? Officer Shiratori, you must be suspecting the wrong person!"

You know, although he is actually a 17-year-old boy, Kudo Shinichi can not only get along with people of different levels, but also handle various complex situations and problems with ease, and gain recognition from everyone around him.

Therefore, he has a very high reputation both in school and in the Metropolitan Police Department, and is also very popular among his classmates at Teitan High School. Even after his body became smaller, he was able to form a junior detective team with his classmates at Teitan Elementary School and gain the friendship and love of everyone.

Not to mention, because of Kudo Shinichi, this group of police officers from the Metropolitan Police Department's Criminal Investigation Division's First Investigation Section and the Criminal Investigation Division's Third Division are not only able to often solve cases in the shortest time possible.

After all, Kudo Shinichi is not a policeman, and he doesn't want to compete with them for the credit, so the credit naturally falls on them.

No one would dislike such an excellent 'tool man' who does not compete with them for credit and instead allows them to often receive awards from their superiors, and they are naturally no exception.

It is precisely because of this that the police officers of the Third Investigation Section, including Officer Megure, have an extremely good impression of Kudo Shinichi and are unwilling to believe that he is a suspect!
(End of this chapter)